The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has told The Independent he hopes Boris Johnson will “redeem himself” on his visit to Iran, and secure his wife’s release. Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested on holiday in Iran last year, while visiting her family with her 22-month old daughter Gabriella, and accused of attempting to orchestrate a “soft overthrow”…

U.S. defense modernization efforts are « failing to keep pace » when compared with its two big adversaries, and American forces are « poorly postured to meet key challenges in Europe and East Asia, » according to a starkly worded new report from think-tank Rand. As tensions with North Korea heighten, Rand’s 190-page report, entitled « U.S. Military Capabilities and…

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FALLBROOK, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters in Southern California were on high alert for dangerous fire potential even before the first blazes broke out. But once flames met ferocious winds, fire crews were mostly powerless to stop infernos that destroyed more than 750 buildings, killed dozens of horses and forced hundreds of thousands of people to…

The Yankees and Marlins have agreed to terms for a trade for Giancarlo Stanton, a deal the reigning National League MVP would have to agree to under the terms of his no-trade clause, sources told AP.

Der Preis für das beste europäische Drehbuch geht an den Regisseur und Autor des schwedischen Films „The Square“. Ruben Östlunds Kunstbetriebs-Satire wurde in diesem Jahr bereits mit der Goldenen Palme bei den Filmfestspielen in Cannes ausgezeichnet. Östlund nahm die Auszeichnung am Samstagabend bei der Verleihung des 30. Europäischen Filmpreises in Berlin entgegen. „The Square“ ist auch für den…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Recapturing Mosul was the bloodiest conflict – for both combatants and civilians Iraq has announced that its war against so-called Islamic State (IS) is over. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told a conference in Baghdad that Iraqi troops were now in complete control of the Iraqi-Syrian border. The border zone contained…

Updated December 09, 2017 14:43:07 Video: Malcolm Turnbull says Labor’s handling of Sam Dastyari will result in ‘complete contempt’ in Beijing. (ABC News) Related Story: Sam Dastyari faces referral to powerful privileges committee Related Story: Turnbull to ban foreign donations, force agents to declare international links Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has struck out at Beijing,…